The Cliffs, Nelson 9th Novr., 1857 My dear McLean, As soon as I received your letter I went to Daniell about the vouchers for the £100 advanced to Tinline and also the receipt from the Native I thought a stir up from me would assist your application to him I must confess I have not the same opinion of him as an accountant as I had or as most people seem to have since he made such a mess of his accounts with you, I believe him to be very honest but I think he gets confused with his double entries and single entries etc, I am only sorry that you should have been put to trouble by his blundering - Tancred and Georgy have been gone now about two months I hear from her frequently and she likes what she has yet seen of the Canterbury people they have been very kind and attentive to her which I